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Adobe RoboHelp Server Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection
Secunia Advisory: SA31001
Release Date: 2008-07-09
Last Update: 2008-07-10
Popularity: 1,436 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Manipulation of data
Cross Site Scripting
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Adobe RoboHelp Server 6.x
Adobe RoboHelp Server 7.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-2991


Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Adobe RoboHelp Server, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting and SQL injection attacks.

1) Certain input is not properly sanitised before being used in an SQL query. This can be exploited to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL code.

2) Certain input is not properly sanitised before being returned to a user with access to the RoboHelp Help Errors log. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site.

The vulnerabilities are reported in RoboHelp Server versions 6 and 7.

Solution:
Apply updates (see vendor's advisory for details).

Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits:
* Vulnerability Research Team of Assurent Secure Technologies (TELUS)
* Greg Patton of PropertyInfo Corporation

Changelog:
2008-07-10: Updated criticality. Updated advisory with information regarding SQL injection vulnerability. Added link to Assurent advisory (via Full-Disclosure).

Original Advisory:
APSB08-16:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-16.html

Assurent (via Full-Disclosure):
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-July/063111.html


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